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If conversation is the media industry’s new currency and engagement indicator, then George Bush’s backlash over the New York Times’s recent coverage of the Department of Treasury’s anti-terrorism money-tracking program was nothing short of a huge, early, fat Christmas present.… Read the rest
John Fine of Businessweek reports today on the launch of PayPerPost, which describes itself to advertisers as:
… Read the restan automated system that allows you to promote your Web site, product, service or company through the PayPerPost network of bloggers.
I’ve met Bob Garfield a few times, and I thoroughly enjoy his sarcasm and ability to see past the bullshit and articulate what’s really going on. He reminds me of myself in some ways. (If only the old stodgy NPR listeners who listen to his On The Media radio program could enjoy what he’s really like at a social gathering.)… Read the rest
Cleveland’s Plain Dealer reports that Common Pleas Judge James Kimbler has begun showing his weekly sentencing hearings on social video site YouTube.com. I think this practice – immediate promotion and sharing of public proceedings – is great because it underscores the weight of the sentencing and removes more barriers to democracy and government transparency.… Read the rest
My Data Mining colleague Matt Hurst received some nice exposure today in the Chronicle of Higher Education for his mapping of online communities, including the blogosphere. The article is available for a week here, and is behind a subscription here.… Read the rest
